Join Citymoves Dance Agency for our 18th Annual Celebration of Dance!
Citymoves Dance Agency has created a festival programme to entertain audiences in venues across the city of Aberdeen, including The Lemon Tree, Music Hall, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Anatomy Rooms and the Bon Accord Centre. A series of free morning workshops and classes will be held in our Schoolhill Studio, led by visiting artists and companies. Over the 4-day festival, we will also be screening dance films and documentaries in Cowdray Hall.
Join Us in a Weekend Celebrating Dance and Creativity in Aberdeen!
Festival Timetable
SKETCHES POP-UP HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Audience Feedback from DanceLive 2022:
Meeting other Scottish artists we feel the community was all together which was so lovely. Citymoves team made us feel so welcome and went above and beyond to be accessible."
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"High quality work and production values. Warm welcoming team. Enjoyed the mix of venues and outdoors and diversity of work on offer. Thanks for a great festival!"
"Meeting other artists and seeing incredible work - creating connections with other artists."
Artist Feedback from DanceLive 2022:
Our Venues
"Wonderful programme of great quality work. Well done to the team. Super festival."
"Wonderful experience for our special needs son who participated in the performance."
“We had such an incredible experience trialling the model of Voices with Step Forward and couldn’t have been happier with the response by the dancers and the overall performance. We received wonderful feedback from audiences and it was a real pleasure to be part of Dance Live.” -Hayley Earlam, Voices
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Schoolhill Studio
Music Hall
Anatomy Rooms
Cowdray Hall
Bon Accord Centre
Lemon Tree
FAQs
What types of tickets can I buy?
· Tickets cost £14 per show. You will receive 10% off when you book for 3 or more DanceLive events.
· Tickets can be purchased through our website or Aberdeen Performing Arts https://www.citymoves.org.uk/dancelive23 & https://www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/festivals-and-series/dancelive-23/
Latecomers will not be permitted once evening shows have begun.
I’d like to see the Digital Dance Films looped programme during the day on Friday, Saturday and Sunday – do I need to book a ticket?
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No, you don’t. Dance films will be screened over three days throughout the festival. You don’t need to book in; just drop in.
Friday, 20th- Sunday, 22nd of October in Cowdray Hall 11:00 am- 4:00 pm.
Do I have to book for outdoor events?
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No, all outdoor events are free to attend and un-ticketed. Just show up!
I’d like to take a class – where do I book tickets?
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All morning classes and workshops can be booked through our website tab, 'Classes', or our own app, 'Citymoves Dance Agency' on the Android and Apple stores. Classes are free, but spaces need to be reserved in advance.
Can I buy tickets at the venue?
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As far as possible, please buy your tickets in advance of arriving at the venue. This is to avoid people gathering in groups and to ease the flow of foot traffic through the venue. If you wish to buy a ticket at the venue, we will allow you to pay at the door.
Open Captioning:
Remedy for Memory- Tess Letham + Stories Untold Productions, 20 October 2023, 5:00pm at The Lemon Tree
Sense of Centre-Jack Webb & Feral Arts, 21 October 2023, 6:30 pm,The Lemon Tree
Check out our photos from the performances!
